Homemade Body Wraps To Lose Weight

Can you lose a few inches instantly by wrapping your body up? This is probably one of the craziest things you’ve heard. But, sometimes, you need the crazy if you are too lazy to hit the gym or eat healthy to lose weight. Body wraps can whittle your flab quickly, especially if you have an important event to attend in just a few days. They not only remove toxins and reduce cellulite, but also tighten and hydrate the skin. The best part – you can make pocket-friendly body wraps at home easily. What’s more, we will give you tips for creating a fuss-free spa-like ambiance at home. So, read on to find out the ingredients of these super effective body wraps. But first, let me tell you a few basic points.

Body Wraps For Weight Loss – What Is It?

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A body wrap is basically a linen/plastic sheet or a blanket that is wrapped around your body or at specific areas of the body on top of a layer of herbal or natural ingredients. It helps you sweat without moving an inch, which, in turn, helps flush out toxins and reduce inches from that wrapped area. Decades ago, linen was the most widely used wrap, but these days, plastic or blanket is the most preferred wrap. Though the main principle of body wraps is similar to that of sauna treatment, body wraps are said to be more effective. But you cannot just put on any wrap and expect good results. You must follow our guidelines to make your body wrap do its work brilliantly. Here’s what you should know.

How To Make Homemade Body Wraps More Effective?

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1. Keep Yourself Hydrated

The body wraps will make you sweat, thereby helping you shrink the fat cells and flush the toxins out. So, it’s important that you keep yourself well hydrated. Drink about 750 ml – 1000 ml water before wrapping your body. You can also keep a cup of water near you so that you can take a sip whenever you want while you are in the wrap. Add cucumber, berries, lemon, mint, etc. to fortify the water with nutrients and make it look more exciting.

2. Best Ingredients

Use the best organic ingredients to make the body pack/mask to get the best results. Many packaged body packs/masks are available in the market but they will not be as effective as the organic ones. So, buy organic ingredients and follow our instructions on how much of each ingredient you should use to get the best results. Nothing can beat organic and natural products when it comes to weight loss and healing.

3. Prep Your Body

Before you apply the body pack/mask, you must take a shower and then use a homemade scrub to exfoliate the dead skin. This will help your skin to absorb the goodness of the body pack, which will help you lose a few inches and flush out the toxins. You can make homemade scrub by taking 2 tablespoons orange peel powder, 2 tablespoons rice flour, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 tablespoons gram flour, and 6-7 tablespoons water.

4. Be Consistent

If you really want to lose weight, and not just get ready for a special occasion, then you must get the wrap treatment twice a week. You can try different body packs/masks or wraps each time to keep yourself excited and motivated. The results that you get will be unmatched.

5. Do Not Overdo It

You may think that if you do this wrap treatment every day, you will get skinny like a supermodel. I am afraid to say that you will not lose weight this way. You will harm your body if you do it on a daily basis. So, make sure not to get the body wrap treatment done more than twice every week.

Now, let me take you through the wrapping process, step-by-step.

How To Use Body Wraps For Weight Loss ?

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Step 1 – Take a shower before taking the homemade body wrap treatment. Bathing will help remove all the dust and dirt from your skin and will allow betterabsorption of the goodness of the body mask.

Step 2 – The second step is to exfoliate your skin with the help of a homemade scrub. Here’s how you can make the perfect scrub easily at home.

Homemade Scrub Recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoon coconut oil

1 teaspoon fine sugar

1-2 drops of lemon essential oil

Directions

Mix the ingredients together in a small bowl.

Use two or three fingertips to pick the scrub up and then use light pressure to apply the scrub on your body.

Next, massage the area in a circular motion.

Do this for at least 7-10 minutes.

Wipe the scrub off with a soft, wet cloth.

Step 3 – Apply the body mask in the target areas. Make sure to apply only a thin layer of the mixture because the body mask is very effective and you don’t need a lot to lose inches. Here’s a super effective body mask recipe that you can make at home.

Homemade Body Mask Recipe

Ingredients

1-2 tablespoons of Dead sea clay/ natural clay

1 tablespoon aloe vera gel

1 teaspoon Epsom salt

2-3 drops of lavender essential oil

1 teaspoon honey

2-3 tablespoon rose water

Directions

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.

Apply a thin layer of the mixture on the areas where you want to get rid of extra flab and cellulite.

Always apply a little bit of the mixture on thedesired area and wrap with a plastic wrap. Applying the mask all over and then trying to wrap the plastic will be difficult.

Step 4 – Wrap the areas with plastic. Plastic wraps are not only more effective but also do not require to be washed like the cloth bandages. Make sure you wrap the plastic sheets not too tightly as that may scar your skin. If you want to wrap your chin and neck, first wear a shower cap and then wrap your chin and neck by bringing the plastic wrap over your head, down to your chin and jawline. You can also wrap your upper body on day 1 and the wrap your lower body on day 2 to make the process more convenient. For spot treatments, you can wrap the affected area, like thighs or tummy.

Step 5 – Now, all you have to do is relax and let the wrap do its work. You can lie down or sit, watch a movie, talk to your friends, listen to music etc. And by this time, the wrap will start to make the target area sweat, which is what you need. You can cover the wrapped area with a towel. Keep the wrap on for 60 minutes.

Step 6 – After an hour, you can unwrap it. Remove the plastic wrap cautiously and then take a shower to wash off the body mask.

Step 7 – The last step of the wrap is to moisturize your skin with a good moisturizer. You can also apply coconut oil or stretch mark reducing creams or moisturizers.

There you go, an easy way to wrap your body using a homemade body mask in the comfort of your home. And to make your body wrap treatment at home more exciting, here are a few more body wrap recipes for you. Take a look.

Easy Homemade Body Wrap Recipes

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1. Body Wrap For Detoxification

Ingredients

½ cup Epsom salt

1 cup natural clay

4 tablespoon almond oil

2 drops lavender essential oil (optional)

2 cups warm water

Directions

To 2 cups of warm water, add the Epsom salt. Stir it well to dissolve the salt completely.

Now dip your linen bandage into it and keep it in the solution for 2 minutes.

Meanwhile, mix the natural clay, almond oil, lavender essential oil, and little warm water to make a paste.

In a shallow bowl of water, toss in some rose petals and keep it on the side of your chair, bed or bathtub.

Of course, you will need scented candles. Light your favorite scented candles and keep them at a distance so that you can see and smell them, but they don’t hamper your movement.

Personally, I like Tibetan chants playing in the background, but you can play any soothing music.

While you are waiting for the wrap to do its magic, you can keep two slices of cucumber on your eyelids to relax completely.

If you are bored, you can read a magazine or watch your favorite show. Do not work!

So you see, getting a spa-like body wrap treatment at home if not that tough at all! But the question is, do the body wraps really work? Find out in the next section.

Do The Body Wraps Really Aid Weight Loss?

Body wraps do work, but the results vary from person to person. It is a short-term weight loss solution that can take 1-2 inches off. The weight loss also depends on the type of bandage used, how much water your body retains, and how long you kept the body-wrap on (some people feel comfortable keeping the body wrap for a longer duration). Do not expect to lose 10 pounds in just an hour! Plus, you should also avoid overdoing it as that may seriously damage your circulation and skin. You can also measure your weight loss. Want to know how? Find out next.

How To Measure Homemade Body Wrap Weight Loss ?

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You can measure it with measuring tape and also take visual cues. Here’s how you should do it.

Take a measuring tape and measure your problem area girth.

Write it down in a notepad.

Now, take pictures of your problem area from different angles (if it’s your whole body, ask your friend to take pics for you).

Now, get your wrap treatment.

After completing the wrap treatment, measure the girth of your problem area and take pics in the same angles that you did before taking the wrap treatment.

As we come to the end of this article, here’s what you must remember.

Points To Remember

Always follow the recommended steps, i.e., take a shower and exfoliate before applying the body mask.

Before wrapping yourself in plastic or linen, do a spot test by wrapping a small part of your body to find out if you are sensitive to the wrap or not.

Try to use freshly prepared body mask.

We recommend using plastic wraps, but you can also use linen bandages.

Do not wrap the bandages too tight or too loose.

Make sure to cover the problem areas properly.

If you have heart problems or any other medical issue, please talk to your doctor before trying this homemade wrap treatment for weight loss.

Avoid it if you are pregnant or lactating.

Children should not be given body wrap treatment for weight loss.

Rinse off the body mask immediately if you feel itchy or uncomfortable.

To conclude, you can get rid of a few extra inches and also the toxins to get glowing skin with these body wraps. They are wallet-friendly and don’t have the side effects of harsh chemicals. So, try the uber cool homemade body wrap treatment and emerge as a new, refreshed, skinnier person in just an hour! If you have any questions or concerns, leave a comment in the section below. Cheers!